Sometimes it pays not to be greedy. Investigate the second offer, but the first sounds good. Go into this knowing that they are going to want you to make repairs, or concessions on the price.
cherylbrv said
06:30 PM Apr 29, 2014
So we had the home inspection last week and the buyers finally came back with their requests. Although there were about 20 items on the list, most of it was either bs, cosmetic, or they were told in advance in the contract that we wouldn't be repairing. So it all boils down to needing to treat for carpenter bees (we had them about 10 years ago; never returned but lawyer says if they find damage or previous condition, it's standard to ask for this), replace a broken sconce light, putty up some small holes in the vinyl siding and fix the polarity of some outlets. All in all, nothing really all that major.
God continues to watch over us and guide us on the way towards our new life!
bigboomer said
08:31 AM Apr 30, 2014
Cheryl,
You are almost there...keep the faith and good things will continue to happen!
Les
jrzygrl64 said
12:53 PM Apr 30, 2014
Awesome news Cheryl! Glad all is working out for you
el Rojo and Pam said
02:16 PM Apr 30, 2014
jrzygrl64 wrote:
Awesome news Cheryl! Glad all is working out for you
+1
NWescapee said
03:51 PM Apr 30, 2014
You are going to be on the road before you know it!!!
Lucky Mike said
04:23 PM Apr 30, 2014
your almost out of the gate!!!!.........................
cherylbrv said
02:32 PM May 12, 2014
Another inch closer... after a bit of back and forth with the buyers, we have finally reached an agreement regarding the inspection issues and what we will and won't fix. The things we need to do are really pretty minor. I decided to have my contractor do it all as it only took him 1/2 a day (would have taken Mitch 4-5 days!!!). Total cost was $120.
Next step now is getting the word that the buyers have their mortgage commitment, and then we can set the exact closing date. Contract said it should be by or before May 15th so fingers crossed for the good news any day now.
The ONLY thing that can go wrong at this point is the buyers not being able to get a mortgage. But they did seem like a pretty solid couple with good, stable jobs and I can't imagine they would have spent all this money so far (on the deposit and various inspections) if they knew they had bad credit.
So still holding my breath, but was able to let it out just a little bit more today.
WestWardHo said
03:45 PM May 12, 2014
Holding my breath for you!
Sherry
Jo and Ben said
04:00 PM May 12, 2014
Held my breath all the way to closing. Here's hoping yours goes as smoothly as ours :)
TRAILERKING said
04:19 PM May 12, 2014
Way too many people holding their breath........................We are going to have a Medical Emergency if this keeps up.
BiggarView said
04:53 PM May 12, 2014
TRAILERKING wrote:
Way too many people holding their breath........................We are going to have a Medical Emergency if this keeps up.
What would Lucky Mike say?.... Okay everybody, back to school for a refresher Cheryl, we'll just keep our fingers crossed and breathe for the rest of us!
Brian
The Restless Youngs said
06:33 PM May 12, 2014
The good thing is typically credit is already run for the pre-qualification process. At this point (I think) they are most likely doing the verification of employment, reverifying credit--making sure they didn't take out a bunch of other credit since they were originally qualified, and that they have the down payment $$, etc. You are very, very close!!!
We are pretty much in the same stage of the sales process as you guys also awaiting mortgage committment--due one week from today! Although, I think you are way ahead of us with the purging process....ugh. Back to work!!
el Rojo and Pam said
04:57 AM May 13, 2014
Got my fingers crossed!!!!!!!!!
Red
Camper Chronicles said
03:02 PM May 13, 2014
Good for you Cheryl!!! I am so happy for you
Trace
cherylbrv said
02:35 PM May 16, 2014
Mortgage commitment date was May 15th. Heard from buyers' lawyer's office today (the 16th) that he spoke to their bank and they will be given the commitment by May 23rd, so they are asking for an extension until then. Oh well, what's another week in the scheme of things? At least I'm viewing this as a good sign that the bank said they will get the commitment, rather than getting a letter saying they're having a hard time getting a mortgage!
I just don't understand, if the bank knows they're giving the commitment, why they need another week to deliver on the promise? I would think saying they're giving the commitment means they've completed all their due diligence, so what's the hold up?
jrzygrl64 said
02:55 PM May 16, 2014
in a word: PAPERWORK!
cherylbrv said
03:03 PM May 16, 2014
In this day and age of everything electronic, that's really not a good excuse any more!!! But you're right.
Jo And Craig said
04:32 PM May 16, 2014
My guess would be the consistent decline in CUSTOMER SERVICE. It's about a 3 out of a 100 these days... with 100 being what it once was. Good luck, Cheryl. Hope all goes well.
Terry and Jo said
06:55 PM May 16, 2014
cherylbrv wrote:
In this day and age of everything electronic, that's really not a good excuse any more!!! But you're right.
While our last experience with selling a home was only 3 years ago, I can attest that there is STILL a lot of paperwork. I am so glad that we'll never own another stix n brix that needs all that paperwork.
Terry
NWescapee said
07:51 PM May 16, 2014
Paperwork and more paperwork. We also had 2 delays due to banking hours, something about how early those East Coast banks close😕
cherylbrv said
08:15 PM May 21, 2014
OMG, this is unbelievable....
Yesterday the lawyer said she was pretty confident that the closing date would still remain the same (June 5th, which, by the way, was 2 months away and is now 2 WEEKS!!!). We were about to ask if we could extend it until June 9th so we'd have an extra weekend to clear out and pack.
Just got a request from buyer's lawyer that they want to close by MAY 29TH -- NEXT WEEK!!!!!
I haven't had time to plan this out. Not sure how I can do that. Will sit down and have a planning session with myself tomorrow to figure it out.
Life is always feast or famine, isn't it?
TRAILERKING said
10:26 PM May 21, 2014
Now you feel like a renter getting an eviction notice.
alternativeview said
11:51 PM May 21, 2014
You can do it! It will be so worth it! What's that saying about sleeping when we die? LOL. ;D
BiggarView said
05:13 AM May 22, 2014
cherylbrv wrote:
...
Just got a request from buyer's lawyer that they want to close by MAY 29TH -- NEXT WEEK!!!!!
I know you'll make the right decision for you.
el Rojo and Pam said
05:45 AM May 22, 2014
Congrats!!! Go for it. Don't slow the buyers down.
LandL Partners said
08:53 AM May 22, 2014
We had the same request - to move the closing up to a Friday from the scheduled Monday! As I looked around the house at everything we still had not packed or gotten rid of a little bit of panic began to set in! I went back to our RE agent and said no, we would not be ready and needed the extra weekend. Don't feel bad to say no if you won't be ready. As it tuned out we were still loading the RV 1- hour before the walk through on the day of closing!!
cherylbrv said
01:17 PM May 22, 2014
As it turned out, the bank would not honor the buyers' request to move the date up, so we got our extra week back. Then again, even that date hasn't been fully confirmed. I'm told we won't know for certain what day it is until 2 days beforehand. But working towards June 5th to leave.
Trailerking - yep, you are so right! That's exactly how I felt!
Camper Chronicles said
03:51 PM May 22, 2014
Hang in there soooo close
Lucky Mike said
04:16 PM May 22, 2014
your Doing well Grasshopper!!!!!..........................Breath....Wax on.....wax off...
Terry and Jo said
07:56 PM May 22, 2014
Remember, if it were to end up shortening your time to prepare, make a quick rental of a storage place and do a quick move out. Then, after you finished the house closing and perhaps getting the RV, you could go back and finish at a more leisurely pace.
Fingers crossed for good karma. (Or whatever)
Terry
reubenray said
04:14 AM May 23, 2014
This is what we plan on doing to get the house decluttered to get the house on the market quicker. There is a storage facility less than a mile away from us.
Good Luck in your packing up!!!
alternativeview said
10:35 AM May 24, 2014
Terry and Jo wrote:
Remember, if it were to end up shortening your time to prepare, make a quick rental of a storage place and do a quick move out. Then, after you finished the house closing and perhaps getting the RV, you could go back and finish at a more leisurely pace.
Good advice. This is our plan as well. Once our house sells, we plan to do another donate-away, then take the remaining crates to a decent storage facility, where we can sort through them without pressure and pack them for a long distance haul to the (grown) children. This will also coincide with buying the RV and TV. Where shall we live? Well, without the burden of the S&B, and with the freedom to do as please, who cares?!!!
el Rojo and Pam said
07:53 AM May 25, 2014
Sounds like you have a plan. You should be good to go. Just remember all plans are set in jello in the RV life.
Red
cherylbrv said
01:04 PM Jun 3, 2014
Ok, NOW it's happy dance time. The closing date has been confirmed. We are on for Thursday, June 5th!
New lifestyle, here we come!!!
DebbieM said
01:08 PM Jun 3, 2014
River Dance time for you!!!
LandL Partners said
01:32 PM Jun 3, 2014
Whoo hoo - good luck on Thursday!!
jrzygrl64 said
01:39 PM Jun 3, 2014
How exciting! Good luck!
Bobc said
02:45 PM Jun 3, 2014
good luck , fingures and toes crossed.
all most ready for a group happy dance
cherylbrv said
03:09 PM Jun 10, 2014
We are now officially Floridians as we completed our domicile paperwork and got our FL drivers licenses.
Tomorrow we head down to the Orlando area to visit our soon to be new home on wheels. Whether or not it will be ours tomorrow is yet to be seen -- whether the closing date is for real this time or yet another postponement is in the wings. In any event, the seller invited us to stay in it and unpack our stuff and start to get familiar with it, and he would not even accept rent!!
So I'll let you all know tomorrow whether I have officially graduated and have become a full timer, or if I'm still in limbo.
BiggarView said
03:27 PM Jun 10, 2014
cherylbrv wrote:
We are now officially Floridians as we completed our domicile paperwork and got our FL drivers licenses.
Tomorrow we head down to the Orlando area to visit our soon to be new home on wheels. Whether or not it will be ours tomorrow is yet to be seen -- whether the closing date is for real this time or yet another postponement is in the wings. In any event, the seller invited us to stay in it and unpack our stuff and start to get familiar with it, and he would not even accept rent!!
So I'll let you all know tomorrow whether I have officially graduated and have become a full timer, or if I'm still in limbo.
God continues to watch over us and guide us on the way towards our new life!
Cheryl,
You are almost there...keep the faith and good things will continue to happen!
Les
+1
Next step now is getting the word that the buyers have their mortgage commitment, and then we can set the exact closing date. Contract said it should be by or before May 15th so fingers crossed for the good news any day now.
The ONLY thing that can go wrong at this point is the buyers not being able to get a mortgage. But they did seem like a pretty solid couple with good, stable jobs and I can't imagine they would have spent all this money so far (on the deposit and various inspections) if they knew they had bad credit.
So still holding my breath, but was able to let it out just a little bit more today.
Sherry
What would Lucky Mike say?.... Okay everybody, back to school for a refresher
Cheryl, we'll just keep our fingers crossed and breathe for the rest of us!
Brian
The good thing is typically credit is already run for the pre-qualification process. At this point (I think) they are most likely doing the verification of employment, reverifying credit--making sure they didn't take out a bunch of other credit since they were originally qualified, and that they have the down payment $$, etc. You are very, very close!!!
We are pretty much in the same stage of the sales process as you guys also awaiting mortgage committment--due one week from today! Although, I think you are way ahead of us with the purging process....ugh. Back to work!!
Red
Trace
I just don't understand, if the bank knows they're giving the commitment, why they need another week to deliver on the promise? I would think saying they're giving the commitment means they've completed all their due diligence, so what's the hold up?
My guess would be the consistent decline in CUSTOMER SERVICE. It's about a 3 out of a 100 these days... with 100 being what it once was. Good luck, Cheryl. Hope all goes well.
While our last experience with selling a home was only 3 years ago, I can attest that there is STILL a lot of paperwork. I am so glad that we'll never own another stix n brix that needs all that paperwork.
Terry
Yesterday the lawyer said she was pretty confident that the closing date would still remain the same (June 5th, which, by the way, was 2 months away and is now 2 WEEKS!!!). We were about to ask if we could extend it until June 9th so we'd have an extra weekend to clear out and pack.
Just got a request from buyer's lawyer that they want to close by MAY 29TH -- NEXT WEEK!!!!!
I haven't had time to plan this out. Not sure how I can do that. Will sit down and have a planning session with myself tomorrow to figure it out.
Life is always feast or famine, isn't it?
You can do it! It will be so worth it! What's that saying about sleeping when we die? LOL. ;D
I know you'll make the right decision for you.
Trailerking - yep, you are so right! That's exactly how I felt!
your Doing well Grasshopper!!!!!..........................Breath....Wax on.....wax off...
Remember, if it were to end up shortening your time to prepare, make a quick rental of a storage place and do a quick move out. Then, after you finished the house closing and perhaps getting the RV, you could go back and finish at a more leisurely pace.
Fingers crossed for good karma. (Or whatever)
Terry
Good Luck in your packing up!!!
Good advice. This is our plan as well. Once our house sells, we plan to do another donate-away, then take the remaining crates to a decent storage facility, where we can sort through them without pressure and pack them for a long distance haul to the (grown) children. This will also coincide with buying the RV and TV. Where shall we live? Well, without the burden of the S&B, and with the freedom to do as please, who cares?!!!
Red
New lifestyle, here we come!!!
River Dance time for you!!!
all most ready for a group happy dance
Tomorrow we head down to the Orlando area to visit our soon to be new home on wheels. Whether or not it will be ours tomorrow is yet to be seen -- whether the closing date is for real this time or yet another postponement is in the wings. In any event, the seller invited us to stay in it and unpack our stuff and start to get familiar with it, and he would not even accept rent!!
So I'll let you all know tomorrow whether I have officially graduated and have become a full timer, or if I'm still in limbo.
The closer is warming up in the bullpen....
H a Pp Y Dance Time!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!